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Doubles, Men

Date31 August – 3 September 1904
StatusOlympic
LocationDirt Courts near Francis Field, Washington University, St. Louis
Participants30 from 2 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

The Olympic Men’s Doubles championship was won by Beals Wright and Edgar Leonard, who defeated Robert LeRoy and Alphonzo Bell in the finals, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. The newspaper report was as follows, )The teamwork of the winners was superb, while LeRoy and Bell were not far behind the champions in skill. Wright and Leonard have played together before and know each other’s style well enough to be able to anticipate just where the ball would next be sent. Their victory was a well-earned one.)

PosPairNOC
1Beals Wright / Edgar LeonardUSAGold
2Robert LeRoy / Alphonzo BellUSASilver
=3Joseph Wear / Allen WestUSABronze
=3Clarence Gamble / Arthur WearUSABronze
=5Frank Wheaton / Edwin HunterUSA
=5Charles Cresson / Semp RussUSA
=5Ralph McKittrick / Dwight DavisUSA
=5Hugh McKittrick Jones / Harold KauffmanUSA
=9Nathan Smith / Joseph CharlesUSA
=9Wilfred Blatherwick / Orien VernonUSA
=9Forest Montgomery / Stewart TritleUSA
=9Nathaniel Semple / Malcolm MacDonaldUSA
=9Hugo Hardy (GER) / Paul Gleeson (USA)MIX
=9George Stadel / Fred SempleUSA
=9Andrew Drew / Douglas TurnerUSA
DNSJoe Cunningham / John NeelyUSA

Round One

Date—
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Wheaton / HunterUSACunningham / NeelyUSAwalkover
Match #2Gamble / WearUSA6-3, 7-5Smith / CharlesUSA
Match #3Wright / LeonardUSA6-4, 7-5Blatherwick / VernonUSA
Match #4Cresson / RussUSA7-5, 6-2Montgomery / TritleUSA
Match #5McKittrick / DavisUSA6-1, 6-1Semple / MacDonaldUSA
Match #6LeRoy / BellUSA6-3, 6-1Hardy (GER) / Gleeson (USA)MIX
Match #7Jones / KauffmanUSA6-1, 8-6Stadel / SempleUSA
Match #8Wear / WestUSA6-3, 6-4Drew / TurnerUSA

Quarter-Finals

Date—
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Gamble / WearUSA6-1, 6-4Wheaton / HunterUSA
Match #2Wright / LeonardUSA6-2, 5-7, 6-3Cresson / RussUSA
Match #3LeRoy / BellUSA9-7, 6-4McKittrick / DavisUSA
Match #4Wear / WestUSA6-3, 4-6, 6-4Jones / KauffmanUSA

Semi-Finals

Date—
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Wright / LeonardUSA6-1, 6-2Gamble / WearUSA
Match #2LeRoy / BellUSA2-6, 6-1, 6-2Wear / WestUSA

Final Round

Date—
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match 1/2Wright / LeonardUSA6-4, 6-4, 6-2LeRoy / BellUSA